The Alex House Project
When Samora Coles’ boss at the Red Hook Initiative (RHI) first asked her to create a program for the community’s youth, she had no idea where to start.
Stories of Impact
The Brooklyn Org Spark Prize is an incredible opportunity to expand our work in Crown Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant, where we work every day to increase safety, economic opportunity, and community well-being, and empower young people as leaders.Anthony Rowe
Program Director, Neighbors in Action
Brooklyn Org has been a strong supporter of our efforts to ensure that Brooklyn immigrant communities have the support that they need, and are able to unite and demand justice, equity, and fairness from the city as well as the state.Murad Awawdeh
Executive Director, New York Immigration Coalition
America on Tech
Given its success today—shaping the futures of over 5,000 young people, including 1,000 Brooklynites to date—you might not believe that America on Tech (AOT) was born from big dreams scrawled on the back of coffee shop napkins.
Asian American Federation
Almost 16% of U.S.-born Asian American women have contemplated suicide in their lifetimes, illustrating just one of the many the critical issues facing Asian and Asian American communities today.
The Black Institute
In 2009, Bertha Lewis had been working at the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) for 20 years.
Black Trans Femmes in the Arts
Whether it be through local balls or organizing events in Times Square and at the Brooklyn Museum, Black Trans Femmes in the Arts is committed to giving Black trans femme artists a platform to reach tens of thousands of people every year.
The Brave House
In her work as an immigration attorney for girls and young women who are survivors of gender based violence, Lauren Blodgett started to notice a pattern.
Bridge Street Development Corporation
Brooklyn’s lack of affordable housing and economic insecurity is a source of hardship for everyone in the borough, from young families to older adults.
Brooklyn Book Bodega
Brooklyn Book Bodega was founded in 2019 to provide access to and ownership of books, build community, and create a passion for learning in Brooklyn. Their mission is to increase the number of 100+ book homes for kids 0-18 in NYC.
Brooklyn Community Pride Center
Walk through the Brooklyn Community Pride Center space in the Crown Heights Armory – known formally as the Major R. Owens Health & Wellness Community Center – and you’ll be welcomed with a bustle of activity.
The Brownsville Community Culinary Center
The Brownsville Community Culinary Center was founded in 2015 to increase access to healthy food, nutritional education, and career and personal development opportunities.
The Center for Law and Social Justice
“We needed a legal arm,” explained The Center for Law and Social Justice's Executive Director Lurie Daniel Favors, “some sort of advocacy center that’s going to be able to use the law to fight on behalf of Black people—unapologetically and unabashedly.”
Center for Urban Pedagogy
Since 2001, The Center for Urban Pedagogy has transformed complex urban systems into accessible tools that empower people to understand and shape policies affecting their lives.
Churches United For Fair Housing
In 2009, when a private developer attempted to rezone a portion of Brooklyn’s Broadway Triangle, those living there knew that this would only deepen the racial disparities and segregation already present in the area.
Community Help in Park Slope (CHiPS)
Since 1976, CHiPS has been providing free hot meals, pantry and shelter to those in need, with a particular focus on expectant and new mothers.
Council of Peoples Organization
Step into the Midwood offices of the Council of Peoples Organization, and you’ll find a hive of activity: volunteers distributing food from the largest local halal pantry, attorneys offering free immigration services, and staff helping older adults enroll in home care.
Documented
The years following the 2016 election antagonized our country’s immigrants in unprecedented ways.
Drive Change
With the highest rate of incarcerated people in the world, our nation’s prison industrial complex generates billions of dollars in government expenditures.
Expecting Relief
Vanessa Bracetty’s experience growing up in poverty made one issue startlingly clear: mothers and infants did not have adequate access to daily essentials like food, diapers, and menstrual products.
First Tech Fund
New York’s digital divide was one of the many harsh realities that became even more apparent during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Girls for Gender Equity
For over twenty years, Girls for Gender Equity (GGE) has been advancing the liberation of Black girls and gender-expansive youth of color through a Black feminist intergenerational lens.
Global Trauma Research
Brooklyn is a kaleidoscope of cultures, with neighborhoods changing with each new wave of immigrants.
Good Call
Operating a 24/7 hotline, Good Call connects arrested individuals, or their loved ones, with free legal support, providing immediate access to attorneys who explain their rights and advise on next steps.
Green City Force
Green City Force (GCF) co-founder Lisbeth Shepherd started her career launching what is now the national service model of France.
Heights and Hills
Brooklyn boasts the second-largest population of seniors in the entire state of New York. But many need help meeting basic needs—including access to healthcare, financial and food security, safe and affordable housing, and social support services.
JMACforFamilies
Through Just Making a Change for Families (JMACforFamilies), McMillan equips parents with the knowledge they need if and when they come face to face with Child Protective Services (CPS), police officers, and other government agencies.
Lantern Community Services
As one of the largest providers of supportive youth housing in New York City, Lantern Community Services helps its community with the idea that stable housing is the first step towards a better life.
Muslim Community Network
In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attack here in New York City, Muslim communities endured a rise in hate crimes, while nationally, the complexity of Muslim America was often reduced to harmful stereotypes.
Neighbors in Action
Using data to identify individuals at the highest risk of gun violence and in case management, outreach, community mobilization, and public education, Neighbors in Action engages in coalition-building to change community norms and reduce shootings.
New York Immigration Coalition
With immigrants from all over the world making up almost 40% of Brooklyn residents, it’s impossible to talk about the need for equity and justice in our borough without talking about immigrants’ rights.
¡Oye! Group
When Modesto ‘Flako’ Jimenez hosted a party to celebrate the launch of his debut poetry collection in 2012, his worlds collided for the first time.
Parent-Child Relationship Association
When Nicole Huang immigrated to Sunset Park from China with her family, she had little childcare and community support.
Power of Two
Power of Two strives to reverse intergenerational trauma and adverse childhood experiences through parenting programs that help caregivers tap into their inherent potential to parent sensitively and nurture their children’s developing brain during the first 1,000 days of life.
The Prescod Institute for Sport, Teamwork, and Education (PISTE)
Nzingha Prescod, founder of the Prescod Institute for Sport, Teamwork, and Education (PISTE), is a product of extraordinary circumstances.
PureLegacee
There’s an African proverb: “A child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth,” which speaks to the role that community care plays in influencing young people’s future actions.
Queer Detainee Empowerment Project (QDEP)
Since its inception in January of 2014, the Queer Detainee Empowerment project (QDEP) has evolved its reach to go beyond addressing the lack of services that caused its creation
RAPP (Release Aging People in Prison)
In 2019, for the first time in the history of New York State, the State Senate did not confirm a government-appointed Parole Commissioner
Red Hook Initiative
Red Hook Initiative (RHI) started in 2002 with a focus on improving the health of neighborhood residents, but it quickly became apparent that outcomes weren’t just impacted by behavioral changes, but by social determinants.
Refugee Translation Project
Damian Harris-Hernandez never expected for his freelance Turkish translation business to turn into a full-fledged nonprofit.
Sakhi for South Asian Survivors
Over the last year, the organization formerly known as Sakhi for South Asian Women underwent a rebrand process that resulted in a new identity: Sakhi for South Asian Survivors.
STEM From Dance
Growing up with a mechanical engineer as a father, Yamilée Toussaint always felt like a career in STEM was within reach.
Street Vendor Project
From the Statue of Liberty to the yellow taxi cab, The Big Apple is rife with symbols that make our city instantly recognizable.
Sure We Can
Fusing community building and economic development with culture and social justice, Sure We Can is a safe space and hub for canners to redeem their collections and make social connections.
Surveillance Technology Oversight Project
From the way we communicate to the way we fight diseases, technological developments over the past century have made our lives easier, faster, and more convenient.
Technology for Families in Need (TechFIN)
Technology For Families In Need (TechFIN) is working to close the digital divide by refurbishing and distributing computers donated by corporations to low-income households across NYC.
Unlock NYC
In a city where housing is increasingly out of reach, vouchers are supposed to be a lifeline for low-income New Yorkers. However, for many tenants, having a voucher can be yet another barrier in a housing market fraught with obstacles.
UHAB (Urban Homesteading Assistance Board)
In the early 70s, NYC pulled back on affordable housing as private landlords began to abandon their properties, intensifying the impact on low-income communities of color already dealing with racist housing policies.
VOCAL-NY
Though legislation and policy is meant to protect civilians’ rights and interests, they often fail the most vulnerable people in our communities.
The Women’s Empowerment Coalition of New York City (WECNYC)
The Women’s Empowerment Coalition of New York City's mission is to build power and unity among women from diverse backgrounds through education, storytelling, and advocacy programs.
Youth Design Center
Youth Design Center's journey began with a simple and powerful mission: to close the racial wealth gap for young creatives in Brownsville and beyond.
YVote
To say that the political landscape has been shifting under our feet would be woefully inadequate.